Nana

Written by Brandon Massey

Narrated by Leon Nixon

Monica Stephens never knew her birth mother. Raised by a strict but loving adoptive parent, she blossomed into a woman with a thriving career as a pediatrician and a family of her own. But sometimes, she wondered about her origins. Especially her biological mother.

Until Grace arrives.

Confessing to be the birth mother Monica had long wanted to meet, Grace quickly becomes an indispensable member of the Stephens household. Cooking their meals. Looking after the children. Comforting Monica when the family dog is inexplicably killed. Tending to Monica as she falls ill to a mysterious sickness that, every day, makes Monica look and feel older.

Meanwhile, Grace is looking better. More vibrant. More youthful. More seductive . . .

Monica's husband, Troy, knows something is up. He launches an investigation into the woman who demands to be called "Nana," and has taken over his home.

But the truth is beyond their wildest imaginings.

It seems Grace has done this before . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Nov 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9781977365347

Brandon Massey

Brandon Massey has lived in Atlanta since 1999. He is the author of several novels, including Dark Corner, The Other Brother, and Don’t Ever Tell. Visit www.brandonmassey.com for the latest news on his publications.

Reviews for Nana

[Anna Kulcsar · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a weird read. Highly predictable but I question a lot of the author's choices.

[tee. · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I throughly enjoyed this book, ate it up. Great characters, very detailed writing. Fast paced.
I wouldn’t mind exploring this author’s backlist.

And remember don’t mess with Nana! Haha

[Katie Pierpaoli · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a wild ride! I would stay away from Nana!

[iliyana · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Wonderfully creepy and scary. Couldn't put it down. Loved it.

[miss sophie · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

TW // rape, body horror, infidelity



A monster that appears as a teenage girl and rapes a priest. The priest being into it.

There are some really troubling under tones here. I felt really uncomfortable with how the 'heroes of the story' were portrait.

There were a lot of opportunities of dealing with male sexual assault victims and their specific struggles but instead there were weird 'and therefore it's not his fault for cheating / sleeping with so underaged' reasonings.

Super uncomfortable. This is supposed to be the good guy?

[Alexandra Jane Welcome · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Major trigger warnings for multiple rapes and a scene of sexual abuse to a child.

[Kanese Nicole Rachel · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Overall it was a really good book. The storyline was very engaging and captured my attention in the very beginning. The only factor is didn't not care for was how naieve Monica was.

[dietra shorter · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Held my attention from the beginning, at times my excitement at not knowing what was coming next almost took my breath away! I couldn’t stop listening

[Chiamaka Ehiem · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

That end, wasn't it! There wasn't an explanation as to how Grace came to be, I needed more, needed to know more about Grace. Troy also got away too easy for his cheating escapades but I liked some of the twists and reveals.

[carol420 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a new author for me and I absolutely loved this first book that I’ve read by him. He writes a well formed, story with great characters that are all endowed with completely, believable human faults. It’s his non-human characters that you have to watch out for. They will take you on one long, wild ride and scare you beyond belief. I don’t scare easily but the character of Grace gave be goose-bumps almost from the first. You know there is something very, very, very wrong. If you’ve read much of the horror genre you almost know what it is…but not how far it has, or will, go. You’ll have to wait until almost the very last page to learn it’s true depth and nature. Nana is a truly terrifying tale with a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter. I am certainly going to be finding more of Brandon Massey’s stories.